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Aaron Stollar

2012 US Open Cup First Round: Aegean Hawks top Carolina Dynamo to earn first Open Cup win

May 16, 2012 by Aaron Stollar

The Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks of the U.S. Adult Soccer Association defeated the Premier Development League’s Carolina Dynamo 3-1 Tuesday night in the U.S. Open Cup First Round at the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, Md. Two goals by former Georgetown Hoya forward Scott Larrabee led the Hawks to the club’s first ever appearance in the Open Cup’s Second Round and a home match against the Richmond Kickers of the third division USL Pro.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2012 First Round, 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, 2012 US Open Cup, Aegean Hawks, Carolina Dynamo, Danny Larrabee, Matt Ney, Thomas McCready

Meet the USASA: Class of 2009

September 13, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

Every year, TheCup.us introduces all eight of the USASA clubs who qualify for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to American soccer fans everywhere.

The clubs profiled in this feature don’t often make headlines during the long qualifying process, but all of them have a goal once the tournament begins: to become this year’s Open Cup Cinderella story.

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2009 Meet The USASA, 2009 USASA Qualifying, 402, Aegean Hawks, Arizona Sahuaros, Atlanta FC, Bavarian SC, Emigrantes Das Ilhas, Lynch's FC, Sonoma County Sol, USASA

Notable upsets in the Second Round of the US Open Cup

September 3, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

The Mid-Michigan Bucks have always been one of the lower division troublemakers of the US Open Cup, and this match against the New England Revolution at Foxboro Stadium helped build that reputation. Goalkeeper Eric Pogue was the early hero for the Bucks, saving a Shaker Asad penalty kick in the 7th minute to keep the score 0-0. The Bucks stayed with the Revolution for 90 minutes using a high-tempo style of play and eventually sending the sparse crowd of 1,857 Revolution fans home disappointed.

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Adam Throop, Bavarian SC, Carolina Dynamo, Chad Schomaker, Charleston Battery, Chicago Sockers, Chicago Stingers, Cincinnati Kings, Cleveland City Stars, Colorado Rapids, Connecticut Wolves, Dallas Roma FC, Des Moines Menace, Eric Pogue, FC Dallas/Dallas Burn, Hershey Wildcats, Jesse Llamas, Josh Wolff, Miami FC, Michael Schell, Michigan Bucks, Milwaukee Rampage, Minnesota Thunder, New England Revolution, Orange County Zodiac, Orlando Nighthawks, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Reading Rage, Richmond Kickers, Romario, San Francisco Bay Seals, Seattle Sounders Select, Seattle Sounders USL, Sporting Kansas City/Kansas City Wizards, Tampa Bay Mutiny, Things You Should Know, Zinho

2009 US Open Cup Final: Seattle Sounders become 2nd MLS expansion team to win title

September 2, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

The Seattle Sounders earned a trophy in their first year in MLS, winning the 2009 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by defeating DC United 2-1 at RFK Stadium, denying United a repeat. Seattle makes history as the first MLS expansion team to lift the Open Cup trophy since the Chicago Fire won the tournament in 1998.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 Final, DC United, Seattle Sounders MLS, Video

Notable upsets in the First Round of the US Open Cup

September 1, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

The Professional Era’s greatest First Round upset came in 2008 when Hollywood United, the USASA Region IV qualifier from California, traveled to PGE Park in Portland Ore. and knocked out the Portland Timbers 3-2. Hollywood United trailed twice during the match, but each time they trailed, Matt Taylor would convert a penalty kick to tie the game back up. With the score level at 2-2, Earl Alexander scored a 90th minute goal to send United to the Second Round and left Portland fans stunned. It was only the second time in the Professional Era that a USASA team has defeated a USL First Division team, and the first time that a USASA team had upset a USL-1 team on the road.

Filed Under: US Open Cup, US Open Cup History Tagged With: Albuquerque Geckos, Austin Lone Stars, Bavarian SC, Bridgeport Italians, California Jaguars, Cape Cod Crusaders, Carolina Dynamo, Central Coast Roadrunners, Chico Rooks, Cincinnati Kings, Crystal Palace Baltimore, Des Moines Menace, El Paso Patriots, Hollywood United, Mexico SC, Miami FC, Michigan Bucks, New Jersey Stallions, New York Freedoms, Ocean City Barons/South Jersey Barons, Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Portland Timbers, Raleigh CASL Elite, Rhode Island Stingrays, San Gabriel Valley Highlanders, San Jose Oaks, Spokane Shadow, Things You Should Know, United German Hungarians, Wilmington Hammerheads

2009 Meet The USASA: Lynch’s FC

August 21, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

The third trip to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup for Lynch’s FC will mark the end of an era for the club. While the club shows no signs of slowing down, they will be without general manager Robert Apunte, who is hanging up his clipboard after 11 years with the club. During that time, […]

Filed Under: Meet the Underdogs, US Open Cup, US Open Cup Qualifying Tagged With: 2009 Meet The USASA, 2009 USASA Qualifying, DS United, Florida, Lynch's FC, USASA Region III

2009 Semifinals: Sounders reach 1st Final with late equalizer, OT winner; beat Houston Dynamo 2-1 (video)

July 21, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

The weather was perfect for soccer in Tukwila for the Seattle Sounders’ Semifinal Open Cup match against MLS Western Conference rivals Houston Dynamo. The two teams had met this past week in league play with Seattle coming out on top 2-1 victors and in front of a sold-out crowd of Sounders faithful at the Starfire Sports Complex, they repeated the feat but needed extra time to do it.

It was Houston who struck first with an Ade Akinbiyi strike after 32 minutes of play. Houston looked strong early despite having few regulars and tried to make the most of their goal by eating up the clock. Play was rough with Houston unwilling to go down twice in one week while the Sounders tried to breach the Open Cup Semifinal barrier.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 Semifinals, Ade Akinbiyi, Houston Dynamo, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Kasey Keller, Nate Jaqua, Seattle Sounders MLS, Stephen King

2009 US Open Cup Round 3: Rivalry thrives across league lines; record crowd watches Sounders edge Timbers

July 1, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

In the most anticipated US Open Cup non-final game in years, the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers met at PGE Park in front of 16,382 fans, the largest non-doubleheader, non-final game in the Modern Era (1995-present) of Open Cup history.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 Third Round, Kasey Keller, Mandjou Keita, Nate Jaqua, Portland Timbers, Roger Levesque, Seattle Sounders MLS, Sebastien Le Toux, Stephen King

2009 US Open Cup Round 1: Real Maryland wins weather-shortened match with Aegean Hawks

June 10, 2009 by Aaron Stollar

In Rockville, Md., the Dulles Sportsplex Aegean Hawks were done in by Mother Nature on Wednesday night, as their opening round game against the Real Maryland Monarchs was halted in the 74th minute after an hour and a half lightning delay, giving the USL-2 club a 1-0 win. The only goal of the match came from Ryan Cordeiro in the 14th minute, with an assist from Gary Brooks. Soon after, the Hawks were reduced to 10 men when Michael Goldman was shown a red card.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2009 First Round, Aegean Hawks, Michael Goldman, Real Maryland Monarchs, Ryan Cordeiro

2008 US Open Cup Quarterfinals: Sounders create all-USL Semifinal with upset of Wizards

July 8, 2008 by Aaron Stollar

With the steady hands of goalkeeper Chris Eylander leading the way, the Seattle Sounders are on their way to a second straight US Open Cup Semifinal appearance.

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 2008 Quarterfinals, Chris Eylander, Eric Kronberg, Seattle Sounders USL, Sporting Kansas City/Kansas City Wizards

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